“Poetic effect is the peculiar effect of an utterance which achieves most of its relevance through a wide array of weak implicatures.” ArtPoetryAchieveEffectsWeakWidePoeticPeculiarRelevanceUtterance Author:Dan Sperber
“We are born with a potential for good character - and for the dispositions and habits that make up bad or weak character. Because we are born in ignorance of moral ideals, however, we must be instructed or trained if we are to achieve a good second nature.” IfsCharacterBornMoralAchieveIgnoranceHabitIdealsWeakDispositionGood CharacterWeak Character Book:Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing Source: Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing
“I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad for both sides. But I don't think the forces are there (that could carry out) an uprising against the leadership. The people that could initiate it are in Israeli prisons. And what could they hope to achieve? In the end, they're too weak to end the Israeli occupation.” PeopleThinkingEndsForceSidesMistakeAchieveConsequenceWeakPrisonOccupationPalestinianBoth SidesIsraeliUprisingInitiateUnleashingIsraeli Occupation Author:Tom Segev
“Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat. When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.” MindEnoughDesireStrongResultsFireAchieveAmountWeakHeatStrong EnoughSuperhumanSmall AmountsStrong DesireDesire To AchieveDesire For PowerSuperhuman Powers Author:Napoleon Hill
“Lasting solutions are always difficult to come to. But they will have to persevere. I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma we are weak with regard to the culture of negotiated compromises, that we have to develop the ability to achieve such compromises.” CultureDifficultAbilityAchieveSolutionsWeakRegardCompromiseLastingAdsPersevereBurma Author:Aung San Suu Kyi